The Duchess allegedly wants her littler sister to stay out of the limelight for a bit

While Kate Middleton counts down the days until her royal baby bump arrives she appears to be doing all she can to avoid unnecessary attention for the newborn and has reportedly even asked her sister Pippa to stay out of the limelight and tone down her partying.

According to The Mail on Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been forced to ask party-loving Pippa to be a little more discrete with her public appearances – no easy feat when she's the most desired name on any guest list. And with writing jobs at both Vanity Fair and Waitrose Magazine, it'll be hard for her to stay under the radar…

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Prince Harry's friends (although we doubt they'll stay that way for much longer) spoke to the newspaper and revealed that the expectant parents have spoken to Pippa and asked her to be cautious.

An insider said: "Pippa has been asked to tone it down. Kate and William didn't want her to write her party planning book Celebrate, let alone a regular column in various magazines. They have spoken to her about this."

It's believed Pippa has reduced the number of public events she's going to in a bid to support her sister. A friend said: 'She's been strategically scaling down the amount of times she is pictured at launches, especially clothing launches. 'She is trying her best to avoid the cameras where she can.'

We imagine it's hard for Pippa but if she'd like to send her unwanted party invites our way we'd happily take them off her hands.

What do you think? Should Pippa Middleton stay out of the limelight or has she every right to do as she pleases? Let us know below or tweet us @CosmopolitanUK

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